AANES

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AANES is a de facto self-governing political entity in northern and eastern Syria, often associated with Kurdish-led, multi-ethnic autonomous administration and its experiment in decentralized, democratic governance.

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AANES canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf de facto autonomous administration
political organisation
self-governing political entity
administrativeLanguages Arabic
Kurdish
Syriac
aims building a multi-ethnic, multi-religious democratic society
gender equality
local self-administration
alsoKnownAs Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
surface form: Autonomous Administration of North-East Syria

Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
surface form: Rojava Administration
associatedWith Democratic Union Party (PYD)
People's Protection Units
Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces
surface form: Syrian Democratic Forces

Women's Protection Units
surface form: Women’s Protection Units
associatedWithEthnicGroups Arabs
Armenians
Assyrians
Kurds
Syriacs
Turkmens
surface form: Turkmen
capitalDeFacto Qamishli
surface form: Qamishli (administrative center for many institutions)
country Syria
deFactoAuthorityIn parts of Aleppo Governorate
parts of Deir ez-Zor Governorate
parts of Raqqa Governorate
parts of al-Hasakah Governorate
formedDuring Syrian Civil War
surface form: Syrian civil war
fullName Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
governanceModel co-chair system
decentralized governance
direct democracy elements
gender parity in leadership
multi-level councils
legalDocument Social Contract of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
locatedIn Eastern Syria
surface form: eastern Syria

northern Syria
militaryWing Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces
surface form: Syrian Democratic Forces
politicalIdeology communalism
democratic confederalism
feminist politics
libertarian municipalism
politicalSystemFeature autonomous cantons and regions
civil councils
local communes
social contract instead of traditional constitution
primarySecurityForce Internal Security Forces
surface form: Internal Security Forces (Asayish)
recognizedBy no United Nations member state as sovereign state
region North and East Syria
securityPartnerOf United States in the fight against ISIS
shortName AANES self-link
status unrecognized de facto autonomous region

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